Cloud Vision vs Azure OCR vs Free OCR API
Test which online OCR service fits best for your project: Upload your image, select the OCR engine to test (Google Cloud Vision OCR, Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services Computer Vision API, OCR.space) and then
assess the recognition quality yourself with the overlay.
Support to create Searchable PDF is only available with the OCR.space API. Scroll down for a price comparison and privacy policy comparison of the 3 OCR engines.
Price comparison: Google Cloud Vision vs MS Azure OCR vs OCR.space
| Price comparison | Google Cloud | MS Azure | OCR.space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier/month | 1000 | 5000 | 25,000 |
| Credit card required for free tier? | yes | yes | no (sign-up) |
| 1 conversion | 0.15 cent | 0.10 cent | 0.01 cent |
| 10,000 conv/month | US$ 14.00 | US$ 5.00 | Free |
| 25,000 conv/month | US$ 36.00 | US$ 20.00 | Free |
| 100,000 conv/month | US$ 150.00 | US$ 90.00 | US$ 5.00 |
| 250,000 conv/month | US$ 370.00 | US$ 370.00 | US$ 25.00 |
| 1 million conv/month | US$ 1,500.00 | US$ 1,000.00 | US$ 88.00 |
| 2 million conv/month | US$ 3,000.00 | US$ 2,000.00 | US$ 175.00 |
Prices as of May 15, 2018.
Our opinion is: Unless you really need the somewhat better OCR quality of Google Cloud vision OCR,
the most economical option is to use our free OCR API (Sign-up here) or its PRO version.
OCR.space is the low-cost airline of OCR services.
Privacy comparison: Google Cloud Vision vs MS Azure OCR vs OCR.space
| Privacy Policies | Google Cloud | MS Azure | OCR.space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credit card required for free tier? | yes | yes | no (sign-up) |
| Images deleted after OCR? | "typically" | no | yes |
| On-Premise OCR available? | no | no | yes |
Want to try out the free OCR.space OCR in your project? Sign-up here (only email required).
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